Done yesterday (20110928 We)

[mdlbear]

0928 We
  * up 6:35; W=196.4; drugs, nose, teeth, laundry, dishes, exercise
    exercise band snapped, at the knot.  Oops.
  : I/O errors pushing to dsl; needs investigation.
  * filled up the tank on the van; cost me as much as a monthly bus pass.
    Hmm.  About a 17-mile round trip; that's 340mi/month.  So only if I used
    it every day.  Once I turn 65 the numbers change.
  = there's a Trader Joe's a mile from work.  Easy walk for lunchies.
  @ How to Use MP3 Music As Ringtones on an Android Smartphone
    How to Add Custom Alarm Ringtones in Android 
  * walk:  ~1.75mi to CVS (DeAnza Blvd)
  * buy: 2-3 more square pads - will be used for new chair.  -> CVS
    18x24 chair pads will work well in the car.  May want a few more.
  @ Charter for Compassion (liralen - Charter for Compassion -- Karen Armstrong at TED)
  ' I actually said "silly bear!" to myself.  I _thought_ "idiot bear",
    briefly, but I didn't say it.  This may be a first.
  : YD's stupid Blu-Ray player won't function if it can't get a net
    connection.  I think DNS is hosed again.  
    -> she power-cycled it and now it's working.  :P
  : aha:  When religion gets into bed with politics you don't need to ask who's
    on top; you _know_ who's going to get screwed.

Hmm. I spent most of yesterday feeling tired; I don't think that an under-two-mile walk contributed much to that even if it was the first in over a week. Also, my eyes hurt. Probably need to get new glasses.

Turns out there's a Trader Joe's only a mile from work. Easy walk.

I filled up the van and it cost me as much as a monthly bus pass. On the other hand, with a 17-mile round trip it's almost exactly even, and that's only if I always take the van and not the Honda, which gets 50% better mileage. I'll revisit this calculation in mid-March when I qualify for a senior discount. Um... Right.

A minor triumph -- I did something minorly stupid (I forget what) and actually said "Silly bear!" to myself, instead of the more usual "Idiot bear!" I thought "idiot bear", briefly, but I didn't say it. That's big. Bigger than it sounds, maybe.

That segues nicely into the link of the day, the Charter for Compassion and this talk by Karen Armstrong at TED (courtesy of liralen. It makes a lot of sense, this idea that "The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves."

If more than a handful of religious people actually believed it, this would be a much different planet. Unfortunately, most religion right now appears to be in bed with politics, and when that happens you don't need to ask who's on top -- you know who's going to get screwed.

I'm a little surprised that I was able to come up with that last aphorism before going to bed last night and still remember it in the morning.